Here is the official press release from the Victorian Government, including an announcement for 30% off-peak discount on weekdays for three months from January 31 next year.
https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/building-train-network-future
Should be permanent.
I wonder if every line (where possible, because of single track sections of lines) will get 10 minute services in the off-peak?
Frankston passengers, who will see 45 new services each week, will not run via the City Loop until the Metro Tunnel is open in 2025
Shit, theyāve actually done it!
I think almost every Frankston line train will continue onto Werribee from January 31 next year, then when Metro Tunnel opens in 2025, Frankston line will gain sole use of the Caulfield Loop tunnel and platform 2 at Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff. By then, Sandringham trains will continue to Werribee.
Unlikely I would think.
Good driving?
āA bus full of passengers was about to fall into an abyss.ā
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Take a look at that (infamous) road. Blaming the driver seems a bit unfair in this case.
Is there any reason why Melbourneās Tram Route 75 still list the stadium in Docklands as āEtihad Stadiumā?
Shouldnāt it instead read āMarvel Stadiumā?
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Too lazy to change it. A lot of the new branding was done just before the change.
They should replace all the branded stadium names (Aami park, Marvel etc) with the non-branded names (Melbourne rectangular stadium, docklands stadium)
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Thatās the problem when public infrastructure is named after commercial interests. If the commercial entity changes the name, it literally costs a fortune for the government to have to re-brand signage, on-board announcements and displays, printed material, advertising, journey planners, mapping applications, etc. Itās not a five minute job to change all of that. And then if the name inevitably changes again in a couple of years, all this work has to be done all over again. And you can bet the stadium wonāt be pushing to pay the bill.
So I imagine it will get done eventually or it might get lumped in with other changes, but itās probably not high on the agenda.
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Itās a bit of a coin toss. On the one hand using the non-branded names means you donāt have to update the network maps and info each time the sponsor changes. On the other hand, these sponsorship names are usually for decent periods, maps should usually get updated more frequently than the sponsorship renewals, and most people would know and look for the stadium by its sponsor name. AAMI Park has kept the same sponsor for the last 10 years, Etihad lasted for 9 years, itās not usually a short term thing.
It really all depends on what name is more colloquially used and will make wayfinding easier. The former AFL stadium in West Lakes, Adelaide was sponsored as AAMI Stadium but most people knew it by the non-sponsor name Footy Park, so it works both ways.
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Conversely, I think most people would be able to navigate to Docklands Stadium but have no idea what the hell Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is.
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Been to AAMI Park/the rectangle plenty of times, but being a venue largely limited to association football, rugby league andā¦ wait, thereās a rugby union team in Melbourne?
You get my point.
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People will go for whatever name sounds best, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium isnāt the best sounding and doesnāt roll off the tongue easily
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this might be fine for locals, but this could cause issues for tourists. better to keep it as is and use the comemrcial names
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The 650m extension of Tonsley line to Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaideās south will open from first service next Tuesday, December 29. It will be renamed the Flinders line.
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The first of 65 High Capacity Metro Trains entered service on Melbourneās Pakenham line today.
The seats with orange-ish covers are priority seats for the elderly, pregnant women and people with disabilities.
The train shells were designed and built by Chinese firm CRRC, while components constructed with 60% local content from a Victorian manufacturing supply chain. They will travel solely on Pakenham and Cranbourne lines until the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025, when they will run to Sunbury as well.
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